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    Trading Books or Courses

    I find it useful to view forums to see what techniques people are using and keep up with how the weak hands trade, also there is plenty of entertainment. Some of this information can be used to your advantage. For example take a look at a market with a intraday trade that puts in the classic...
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    Oil Prices and Oil Rig Count

    I know you are probably asking from a retail pespective but I can tell you what energy professionals use. They will typically have bloomberg or reuters eikon energy as a base service. There are then companies out there who provide specialist data and reports Platts, PVM reports, Genscape. The...
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    Buckle up Guys its starting

    patience. it is coming.
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    Buckle up Guys its starting

    its going to be a very interesting US session. Is the bull run of the last 2 days in equities a real move or was it are those late bulls going to get slammed. Silver is leading Gold. Will the equities/gold correlation break.
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    british vs. american traders - a non-scientific comparison

    why would anyone be interested in even discussing this, it stinks of desperation. Lets suppose that some nationality in the world is better suited to trading, whatever that means. Let's say the Danish are well suited to trading. How does that help you as a trader? Are you going to try and be...
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    british vs. american traders - a non-scientific comparison

    Could it be they are over represented in prop firms because: a) their families tend to have plenty of cash savings - it's in their culture to save b) they are less likely to be in a high paying careers - controversial! c) immigrants are more willing to take risks to better themselves and not...
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    british vs. american traders - a non-scientific comparison

    I laugh hard at people musing over whether a traders country of residence has a bearing on their suitability for trading. You people just dont get it, people are people.
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    british vs. american traders - a non-scientific comparison

    You make these assumptions based on a TV show designed for entertainment lol. That's like me watching an episode of friends and making judgements on whether Americans are suitable to for certain professions. i have read some tosh on forums but this is right up there.
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    Buckle up Guys its starting

    subtle shift in Trump rhetoric underway. notice how he briefly mentions banks but doesn't go into detail.
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    DeepDiscountTrading

    all i know is they used Dornam a few years ago. Your info sounds more up to date.
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    is this insider trading?

    have you read the legal definition of insider trading?
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    DeepDiscountTrading

    no I am outside US. Margins are the least of my concerns. Margins are so low for futures its unreal.
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    DeepDiscountTrading

    Yes i learnt the hard way with MF Global. I now only keep enough cash in my accounts top cover the margin for my trades.
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    DeepDiscountTrading

    Good to know. My understanding is that Deep Discount Trading clears through Dorman, they have 9.8m net capital according to your link. Their account minimum is $4000. You can trade spreads on any of the platforms that allow it. What is great for the retail trader and for the pros who a side...
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    Want to Learn how to Trade Options. Good Place to Start?

    check out books by Sinclair, Cottle & Natenberg.
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    DeepDiscountTrading

    They are a great broker if you know what you want and are experienced. They state this on their website. Its a no frills operation and commission starts at 50c per side for low volumes which is a very low base to start from. They are professional, fair and low cost.
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    Buckle up Guys its starting

    sorry to sound like a douche but this is the equivalent of saying the market might go down or it might go up. The can do anything at any given time, that's the beauty of it.
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    Buckle up Guys its starting

    the move is imminent. Are you ready for the next down leg in equities?
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    ES day trading journal - my final attempt

    Because you wrote that I know you are an experienced trader. GL.
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    Trump calling out yellen...."false stock market" indeeeeeed it is!!!!

    Absolute tosh. The multiple recessions the US faced in 60s, 70s, 80s, 99s were not met with holding the fed rate at near zero for 8 years. This last decade has been unprecedented in terms of monetary policy.
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